I'd like to say a few things that I believe will help you get in the right state of mind so that the
time that you spent on this course is both effective and enjoyable.
Learning anything worthwhile takes time to plan for your learning and set time aside for this specific
activity in your busy schedule, without dedicated time, you'll feel that you have to rush your way
through the lectures, making the experience stressful.
Learning and the stress is not an effective way to learn, on the contrary, without planning to learn,
you will not learn.
So be in control of your learning through planning.
I suggest that you plan to complete one section in one sitting.
For most sections, you'll be able to comfortably complete them within one hour, of course, if you
have more time, consider scheduling enough time to complete more than one sections.
I find that I learn best when I can dedicate big, uninterrupted blocks of time to a project, and I
believe that this is true for most people.
That's because big, uninterrupted blocks of time also reduce the overall duration of the project,
because they allow you to reduce the amount of time needed to change your mental context from whatever
you happen to be doing to the context of the project or the course it goes without saying, but I'll
say it anyway.
Plan will to learn.
Will.
Each lecture has one or two, but no more than two learning outcomes and usually an equal number of
practical outcomes.
Do not proceed to the next lecture until we have succeeded in both understanding the learning outcomes
of the current lecture and achieving the practical outcomes of the lecture.
If you proceed without completing the learning and practical outcomes of a lecture, you'll be hit with
an obstacle later and you have to come back and try again.
Of course, it's OK to peek ahead, but be mindful that previous lectures will need to be completed
first.
OK, that's it with the introductory set of lectures, it's now time for you to roll up your sleeves
and start making.
Are you ready?
Please continue with the next section and lecture when you.